EP 39: THE SPECTER MOOSE FROM MAINE!

Join me and my live audience for our newest episode of Campfire Adventures! That's right I wrote live audience because we once again made some friends and they were more than happy to join us for this recording in Maine. Today's story is of a Specter Moose who has been known to the people of Maine since the 1800's. There have been stories of people trying to hunt it, of people who were scared out of their mind by just running into this specter and even tales of this moose rescuing people who were sure to face certain death. This might not be the scariest story we've ever shared, but for someone like me who just wanted to see a moose on this road trip this episode made that goal an almost reality, plus we made some new friends. So if you have some time and like to hear this tale, push play and enjoy!

Lobster Lake, Maine on a Map

Lobster Lake in the early 1900’s

Another Image of The Specter Moose

An illustration of how Winter Ticks affect Moose Coats

The video of a man hiding behind a tree while filming a moose

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

1. Weiser-Alexander, K., & Legends of America. (2021, 06). Specter Moose of Maine. Legends of America. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/specter-moose-maine/

2. FANDOM. (n.d.). Specter Moose. Cryptid Wiki - FANDOM. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Specter_Moose

3. Maine.gov. (n.d.). LOBSTER LAKE PDF. Maine.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/lake-survey-maps/piscataquis/lobster_lake.pdf

4. Muise, P. (2012, March 4). The Specter Moose of Maine. NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2012/03/specter-moose-of-maine.html?m=1

5. W E I R D. (n.d.). Maine's Specter Moose. W E I R D. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from http://www.weird.lumberwoods.org/monsterhunting/specter-moose.html

6. Wolfe, P. (2021, October 20). Over A Century Ago Newspapers Reported Sightings Of Specter Moose In Maine. Q106.5. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://q1065.fm/mysterious-maine-maines-specter-moose/

7. Smith, B. (2021, 01 27). How Big is a Moose? Common Facts About the Largest Member of the Deer Family. Wide Open Spaces. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.wideopenspaces.com/how-big-is-a-moose-really/

For the Video:

1. YouTube & JP Today News. (2021, August 10). Terrifying footage shows moose charging at hiker who uses tree to hide from beast. YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtFaPwlZt8

For the Image:

1. Weiser-Alexander, K., & Legends of America. (2021, 06). Specter Moose of Maine. Legends of America. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/specter-moose-maine/

2. Lakes Of Maine. (n.d.). Lobster Lake. Lakes of Maine. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.lakesofmaine.org/lake-overview.html?m=2948

3. Maine Historical Society. (n.d.). Sand beach, Lobster Lake, ca. 1900. Maine Memory Network. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/15298

4. Meszaros, J. (2021, March 23). Specter Moose- Maine. Cryptids State-by-State. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from http://statecryptids.blogspot.com/2021/03/specter-moose-maine.html

5. Nelson, C., & CWHC. (2014, December 19). BC Moose Winter Tick Surveillance Program. Healthy Wildlife. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/bc-moose-winter-tick-surveillance-program/